CLASS OF 2015

RESIDENCY APPLICATIONSTEP BY STEP

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

Submit your Unique Characteristics Paragraphs.

2 paragraphs 125 words each

Deadline is June 1st!

PERSONAL STATEMENTS Personal statements should be one page,

single-spaced in length.

Separate personal statements for different specialties

2 Variations on the same personal statement for prelim/transitional and advanced programs

Can do individualized personal statements for each program although you risk assigning an individualized personal statement to the wrong program

PERSONAL STATEMENTS Focus on why the specialty is a

perfect fit for you

“Lovin’ the vanilla,” but other flavors are okay too.

It’s okay to make it a bit personal.

When in doubt, play it safe!

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Ask faculty for letters of recommendation

Letters must be on letterhead and signed.

Can be emailed as a PDF file to osa@mail.med or mailed to OSA office.

Faculty can also upload letters directly to ERAS.

Target deadline for letters to be submitted is September 5th.

Check the Student Directory to see what letters have been submitted.

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

You can submit up to 4 letters through ERAS

The MSPE (Dean’s Letter) does not count as one of the four letters.

The Departmental or Chairman’s Letter does count as one of the four.

You do not have to send the same four letters to each program.

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Departmental Letters Required for:

Anesthesiology Urology Emergency Medicine PediatricsOtolaryngology General Surgery Internal Medicine OrthopaedicsPlastic Surgery NeurosurgeryObstetrics and Gynecology

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

No Departmental Letters for:

Dermatology PathologyFamily Medicine PsychiatryNeurology RadiologyOphthalmology Radiation Oncology

AMA FREIDA AND ERAS Gather information about residency

programs.

Access the AMA Freida Program athttp://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/graduate-medical-education/freida-online.page

Work on your ERAS application.

Check for individual program application deadlines and requirements.

THE ERAS APPLICATIONThe components of the application are:

MyERAS (Application and Personal Statement)

3-4 Letters of Recommendation

Photo - Email to osa@mail.med.upenn.edu

MSPE

Transcript

APPLYING THROUGH ERAS Complete MyERAS application.

Follow up on letters that have not been submitted.

Assign Letters of Recommendation

Review your transcript

Review your MSPE. Make sure that all of the courses are included and grades are correct. You may not change the content of the letter.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

Submit application beginning September 15th.

Applications should be complete by October 1st including all letters of recommendation.

MSPE’s are released October 1st.

THE NATIONAL RESIDENCYMATCHING PROGRAM

Register for the NRMP on their website at www.nrmp.org beginning on September 15, 2014.

Deadline for registration is November 30, 2014

You must register to participate in the Match!

RESIDENCY INTERVIEWS Will begin in October and November

Busiest months are December and January

Interview Workshop will be held in late September

Interview Skills Workshops in September and October.

ENTERING YOUR RANK ORDER LIST

Rank Order List entry begins on January 15, 2015

Deadline to enter lists is February 25, 2015.

First choice correspondence/phone calls should be made by early February.

MATCH DAY

Friday, March 20, 2015

EARLY MATCHES

Ophthalmology

Urology

EARLY MATCHES Application submission target

dates are at the beginning of September.

Interviews take place in late October, November and early to mid December.

Request an early transcript from the Office of the Registrar.

OPHTHALMOLGY MATCH Conducted by the San Francisco

Matching Program www.sfmatch.org

Three Letters of Recommendation are sent with your application. Also requires a college transcript.

Results are released on January 14, 2015

Students apply for internship positions through ERAS and register for the NRMP.

UROLOGY

Match is run by American Urologic Association (AUA) www.auanet.org

Application process is through ERAS

Check application deadlines for programs

Results are released in late January 2015.

CAREERS IN MEDICINE

Websitehttp://www.aamc.org/students/cim/

Getting into a Residency

Log in with your AAMC ID.

QUESTIONS AND HELPOffice of Student Affairs

215-898-7190Barbara Wagner wag

nerb@mail.med.upenn.edu

Dr. Jon Morris morrisjo@uphs.upenn.edu

Carrie Barjenbruch osa@mail.med.upenn.edu

Nancy Murphy murphynk@mail.med.upenn.edu